Her first acting experiences came from her summers at stagedoor manor , where she was cast in the theatre performances of a midsummer night s dream , cabaret , was the title character in anne of green gables , and performed in tapestry . portman is her grandmother s maiden name , used so that she wouldn t have to disclose her real name . at age12 she got her first movie role in lon the professional 她拒绝出演冰风暴the ice storm里克里斯蒂娜-里奇christina ricci的角色，理由是影片“太暗”之后她又拒绝了阿德里安-莱恩adrian lyne的洛丽塔lolita ，理由是影片太“低劣” 。
